Butterscotch-Peanut Butter Cookies

Submitted by Garnet

"These are yummy cookies. Kids love them (so do I)."

 

• Ready In: 31mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Yields: 72 cookies

ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup shortening
• 1⁄2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine
• 1 cup chunky peanut butter
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 cup white sugar
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 (11 ounce) package butterscotch chips
• 1 cup salted peanuts

directions

1. Mix together shortening, butter and peanut butter until well blended.
2. Add sugars, eggs and mix well.
3. Blend the flour and soda then add to creamy mixture and mix well.
4. Add butterscotch morsels, nuts and mix well.
5. Drop by teaspoonful onto greased cookie sheet and flatten"a little" with fingers.
6. Bake at 375 degrees for 10 to 12 minutes.
7. Let cookies set on cookie sheet a few minutes before removing.

Reviews

[AcadiaTwo]

Very good cookie, but if you are looking for chewy cookies, these are not the ones for you. When my DD made these she switched out the brown sugar for brown sugar Spenda which may have contributed to the cookies being more brittle. Still it was a very good tasty cookie.